United States

6,256,044

58.1%

12.5%

8.5%

6.4%

14.4%

75.7%

24.3%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

156,071

85.9%

8.6%

3.6%

1.2%

0.8%

97.0%

3.0%

Mining and manufacturing

309,357

40.1%

18.7%

16.9%

11.2%

13.1%

68.9%

31.1%

Construction

592,659

75.1%

14.5%

7.4%

2.0%

0.9%

94.7%

5.3%

Utilities and transp.

137,991

52.7%

10.5%

8.1%

6.8%

21.8%

67.4%

32.6%

Wholesale trade

364,861

53.5%

15.5%

10.5%

8.1%

12.5%

75.0%

25.0%

Fin. svs. and real est.

628,181

48.7%

6.6%

6.3%

8.3%

30.2%

58.7%

41.3%

Retail trade

1,070,667

47.4%

11.6%

8.1%

6.9%

26.0%

63.4%

36.6%

Professional services

1,369,072

67.5%

12.4%

6.3%

5.3%

8.6%

83.4%

16.6%

Other Services

1,623,192

56.9%

13.6%

10.3%

7.2%

12.0%

77.1%

22.9%

Unknown

3,992

97.6%

2.4%

*

*****

*****

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100.0%

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Ownership

For profit, incorporated

3,982,134

49.0%

14.6%

10.4%

7.1%

18.9%

69.9%

30.1%

For profit, unincorporated

1,507,449

84.8%

8.2%

3.3%

1.8%

1.8%

95.3%

4.7%

Nonprofit

641,917

61.0%

12.5%

10.4%

12.3%

4.0%

78.7%

21.3%

Unknown

124,543

9.3%

0.1%

*

1.0%

*

10.0%

79.6%

9.4%

90.6%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

1,233,695

82.1%

11.1%

4.5%

1.2%

1.2%

96.4%

3.6%

5-9 years

839,629

74.5%

13.3%

6.9%

3.1%

2.2%

92.4%

7.6%

10-19 years

1,447,238

66.4%

15.1%

9.2%

4.9%

4.3%

87.3%

12.7%

20 or more years

2,202,371

46.9%

14.3%

12.5%

11.4%

14.9%

68.0%

32.0%

Unknown

533,110

0.4%

*

0.4%

*

1.9%

7.4%

89.9%

1.9%

98.1%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

1,589,412

2.6%

5.6%

12.7%

22.3%

56.8%

13.8%

86.2%

1 location only

4,666,632

77.0%

14.9%

7.1%

1.0%

*****

96.8%

3.2%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

794,487

74.1%

9.8%

6.2%

4.3%

5.6%

88.2%

11.8%

25-49%

449,422

45.0%

13.9%

10.9%

7.8%

22.3%

65.2%

34.8%

50-74%

941,537

60.8%

12.6%

8.0%

6.4%

12.2%

78.2%

21.8%

75% or more

4,070,597

55.8%

12.9%

8.8%

6.7%

15.8%

73.8%

26.2%

Union presence

No union employees

5,774,931

59.9%

12.8%

8.5%

6.4%

12.3%

77.9%

22.1%

Has union employees

274,011

23.2%

10.4%

10.5%

8.9%

47.0%

39.2%

60.8%

Unknown

207,101

54.4%

6.2%

4.6%

4.5%

30.3%

63.5%

36.5%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

2,067,906

63.5%

12.9%

9.4%

7.7%

6.4%

81.9%

18.1%

Less than 50% low wage

3,319,958

64.1%

14.9%

9.3%

5.8%

5.8%

84.7%

15.3%

Unknown

868,180

22.2%

2.6%

2.9%

5.7%

66.6%

26.7%

73.3%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

Percents may not add to 100% because of rounding.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.

United States

35,234

0.39%

0.13%

0.12%

0.15%

0.21%

0.23%

0.23%

Industry group **

Agric., fish., forest.

5,317

0.91%

0.84%

0.36%

0.29%

0.18%

0.41%

0.41%

Mining and manufacturing

7,428

1.02%

0.79%

0.67%

0.83%

0.89%

1.46%

1.46%

Construction

15,053

0.72%

0.89%

0.37%

0.25%

0.18%

0.31%

0.31%

Utilities and transp.

5,092

1.40%

1.24%

0.53%

0.61%

2.00%

1.73%

1.73%

Wholesale trade

9,230

1.62%

0.81%

0.98%

0.72%

1.17%

1.41%

1.41%

Fin. svs. and real est.

23,145

1.85%

0.45%

0.44%

0.68%

1.32%

1.53%

1.53%

Retail trade

18,003

0.90%

0.52%

0.25%

0.25%

0.88%

0.93%

0.93%

Professional services

19,280

0.69%

0.48%

0.26%

0.22%

0.38%

0.49%

0.49%

Other Services

26,783

0.64%

0.56%

0.36%

0.34%

0.60%

0.60%

0.60%

Unknown

1,251

14.56%

10.31%

*

*****

*****

*****

10.54%

*****

Ownership

For profit, incorporated

46,595

0.47%

0.18%

0.22%

0.16%

0.38%

0.40%

0.40%

For profit, unincorporated

16,764

0.60%

0.51%

0.23%

0.20%

0.24%

0.31%

0.31%

Nonprofit

13,315

0.90%

0.73%

0.48%

0.59%

0.25%

0.62%

0.62%

Unknown

9,976

1.42%

0.07%

*

0.69%

*

2.95%

3.07%

1.37%

1.37%

Age of firm

Less than 5 years

26,596

0.58%

0.60%

0.26%

0.14%

0.23%

0.21%

0.21%

5-9 years

25,569

0.90%

0.69%

0.49%

0.33%

0.29%

0.42%

0.42%

10-19 years

20,819

0.80%

0.47%

0.38%

0.38%

0.49%

0.46%

0.46%

20 or more years

34,719

0.36%

0.26%

0.23%

0.36%

0.44%

0.41%

0.41%

Unknown

17,788

0.19%

*

0.16%

*

0.27%

0.75%

0.82%

0.37%

0.37%

Multi/single status

2 or more locations

24,107

0.31%

0.36%

0.45%

0.62%

0.62%

0.61%

0.61%

1 location only

27,045

0.27%

0.18%

0.14%

0.05%

*****

0.06%

0.06%

Percent full-time employees

Less than 25%

20,291

1.00%

0.62%

0.50%

0.40%

0.54%

0.84%

0.84%

25-49%

9,792

1.74%

1.01%

0.84%

0.56%

1.28%

1.11%

1.11%

50-74%

21,668

0.77%

0.47%

0.50%

0.49%

0.43%

0.54%

0.54%

75% or more

36,101

0.41%

0.23%

0.19%

0.19%

0.26%

0.33%

0.33%

Union presence

No union employees

31,180

0.34%

0.19%

0.12%

0.19%

0.27%

0.28%

0.28%

Has union employees

12,653

1.20%

0.73%

0.93%

0.96%

1.76%

1.69%

1.69%

Unknown

13,341

2.19%

1.10%

1.04%

0.80%

2.52%

2.20%

2.20%

Percent low-wage employees **

50% or more low wage

21,411

0.60%

0.34%

0.35%

0.24%

0.35%

0.38%

0.38%

Less than 50% low wage

36,390

0.54%

0.21%

0.27%

0.22%

0.36%

0.50%

0.50%

Unknown

15,338

1.32%

0.26%

0.28%

0.50%

1.29%

1.38%

1.38%

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Cost and Financing Studies. 2000 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Insurance Component.

Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.

*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.

** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to prior year's estimates. See Technical Appendix

***** No estimate available. No reported values in cell.